{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ilhan-omar-re-elected-deputy-chair-congressional-progressive-caucus-119th", "Rep. Ilhan Omar Re-Elected as Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for 119th Congress", "2024-12-05", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Ilhan Omar", "O000173", "omar.house.gov", "omar", "https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced the results of internal leadership elections for the 119th Congress, the seventeenth Congress in the history of the CPC. The new leadership will oversee a Caucus of nearly 100 members with the addition of 9 freshmen from diverse districts across the nation.\n\nThe members elected unanimously by their colleagues today include:\n\nRepresentative Greg Casar (TX-35) as Chair\n\nRepresentative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) as Deputy Chair\n\nRepresentative Jes\u00fas G. \"Chuy\" Garc\u00eda (IL-04) as Whip\n\nRepresentative Ro Khanna (CA-17) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Delia Ramirez (IL-03) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Mark Takano (CA-39) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Lateefah Simon (CA-12) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Jared Huffman (CA-02) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Maxwell Frost (FL-10) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) as Vice Chair\n\nRepresentative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) as Vice Chair\n\n\u201cIt is my great honor to pass the torch to the next class of elected leadership of the Progressive Caucus: my dear friends and trusted colleagues Reps. Greg Casar, Ilhan Omar, and Chuy Garc\u00eda,\u201d said Chair Pramila Jayapal. \u201cI was proud to establish term limits when I became Chair in 2018, and have full confidence in the abilities of our new class to lead this Caucus in the fight against the worst of the incoming Trump administration while rebuilding our party with a focus on economic justice for working people. I will be supporting these three new leaders and our new vice chairs at every turn as Chair Emerita come next year, and my heart is very full knowing we will have them at the helm of the CPC.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Congressional Progressive Caucus has always served as an incredible vehicle for transformative change, justice, and movement building,\u201d said Deputy Chair-Elect Ilhan Omar. \u201cI am honored to have the support of my colleagues to serve another term as the Deputy Chair of the Progressive Caucus. Over the next term, we are going to fight to build an inclusive movement that meets the moment.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Members of the Progressive Caucus know how to fight billionaires, grifters, and Republican frauds in Congress. Our Caucus will make sure the Democratic Party stands up to corporate interests for working people,\u201d said Chair-Elect Greg Casar. \u201cI\u2019m honored to build on the legacy of Chair Jayapal. I\u2019ve fought back against extremist, egocentric autocrats in Texas for my entire adult life. The Democratic Party must directly take on Trump, and it\u2019ll be CPC Members boldly leading the way and putting working people first.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be elected by my colleagues as the next Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. I am proud to join incoming Chair Casar, Deputy Chair Omar, and all members of the newly elected Executive Board as we prepare for the 119th Congress\u2014in which I believe the role the CPC plays will be more critical than ever,\u201d said Whip-Elect Chuy Garc\u00eda. \u201cWe are a Caucus that gives platform to ideas deeply popular across the political spectrum, and a Caucus that builds diverse coalitions to get things done. I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress and partners across the country who believe in people-centered policies rooted in equity and justice for all.\u201d\n\n###\n\nThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests, fight economic and social inequality, and advance civil liberties. The CPC champions progressive policy solutions like comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus has been the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America\u2019s broken for-profit health care system, raising the minimum wage, eliminating political corruption, bolstering labor protections for working families, and taking swift action to stop the warming of our planet.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ilhan-omar-re-elected-deputy-chair-congressional-progressive-caucus-119th"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6355249099433422, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}